Diazotizable azo dyestuffs



Patented Jan. 14, 1941 UNITED STATES DIAZOTIZABLE AZO DYESTUFFS FritzSuckfiill, Leverkusen-Wiesdori', and Heinrich Clingestein,Cologne-on-the-Rhine, Germany, assignors to General Aniline & FilmCorporation, a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Application January12, 1938, Se-

rial No. 184,568. In Germany February 26,

15 Claims.

The present invention relates to new diazotizable az'o dyestufl's, to amethod of preparing the same, to a process of dyeing and to dyed fibers;

more particularly it relates to diazotizable azo dyestuffs which may berepresented by the gen- In this formula A--N=N- stands for the radicalof a diazo compound suitable for the formation of yellow azo dyestuffs,which may contain one or several azo groups, B stands for the radical of1-aryl-5-pyrazolone, X means the radicals -CO- or --SO2, R stands for anaromatic radical and Y for hydrogen or a negativating substituent.

Our new dyestuffs are obtainable by causing yellow pyrazolone dyestuffsof the general formula:

wherein A-N=N stands for the radical of a diazo compound suitable forthe formation of yellow azo dyestuffs, which may also contain azogroups, and B stands for the radical of a 1-aminoaryl-5-pyrazolone, toreact with acid halides of organic sulfonic or carboxylic acids, whichcontain in an aromatic nucleus a substituent being convertible into anamino group such as 9. nitro group or an acyl amino group, followed byconversion of the said substituent into the amino group, e. g. byreduction or saponification.

Besides the above described method our new dyestufls can also beprepared by first condensing 1-aminoaryl-5-pyrazolones with the abovementioned acid halides of organic sulfonic or carboxylic acids, thencoupling with a diazo compound, which may contain azo groups, andfinally converting the said convertible substituent into the aminogroup; the last two operations after the condensation can also becarried out in a reverse order, i. e. first converting the convertiblesubstituent into the amino group and then coupling with a diazocompound.

The 1-aminoaryl-5-pyrazolones used in the above described process andits modification are 5-pyrazolones which bear in the 1-positionaminoaryl radicals, the aryl nuclei of which may carry furthersubstituents, and which bear in the 3-position one of the substituentsusually introduced into pyrazolones; such substituents in the 3-positionare e. g. alkyl, aryl, the substitution products of these radicals,further the --COOH group and its derivatives.

As suitable acid halides for our process may be mentioned by way ofexample nitrobenzoyl halides, nitrobenzenesulfo halides,nitrophenylacetyl halides, acid halides of nitrobenzophenones andfurther the nuclear substitution products of the said compounds,preferably such with negativating substituents, such as -NO2,- CO-,SOz-, CEN, or halogen; the divalent substituents, such as -CO- and SO2-have one bond attached to the nucleus which bears the group convertibleinto the amino group, while the other bond may carry any radical.

Compared with the known dyestufis, which contain as terminal componentsaminoarylpyrazolone or its derivatives, the new dyestuffs aredistinguished by yielding on the fiber after diazotization anddeveloping with p-naphthol, essentially yellower shades. Thediazotizable dyestuffs used until now for yellow shades had to bedeveloped with pyrazolones in order to obtain the yellow shade, for,when developed with 13- naphthol, these dyestuffs yield red to orangeshades. The technical advantage of the present dyestuifs becomes chieflyevident in shading, as in the dyeing practice mostly not the purediaz'otizable dyestuffs but mixtures of the same are used, in order toobtain difierent shades in different directions, such as fashion-shadesand so on. Although most of the diazotizable dyestuffs are developedwith p-naphthol a yellow-shading was not possible with dyestuffs of the,B-naphthol series up to the present. The known yellow diazotizabledyestuffs had, without exception, to be developed with pyrazolone asalready mentioned above, and therefore they were not suitable forshading in the "fir-naphthol series. Only such a diazotizable dyestuffcan be suitable for this purpose which yields developed with p-naphtholyellow shades, since it is practically not possible to develop eithersuccessively or simultaneously with p-naphthol and pyrazolone. In somecases it was possible to shade with orange instead of yellow, however,the reddish tinge shown by the dyeings thus produced, mostly proved veryundesirable. Owing to this quite a number of shades wanted could not beobtained. In the dyeing practice therefore the ardent want existed fordiazotiz able dyestuffs which can be developed to yellower shades withp-naphthol and with which yellowshading can be carried out withoutdifficulties. For the first time diazotizable dyestufis of this kind aredisclosed by the present invention, they meet a long felt want andtherefore represent a remarkable and important advance in the art.

The following examples illustrate the invention without being restrictedthereto the parts being by weight:

Example 1 65 parts of the disazodyestufi described in British Patent No.451,000, Example 2, paragraph 2, of the following constitution:

COONa HO N=N NH.C 0 =NC---C O Q CONS v HO C\ are suspended in 2500 partsof water and caused to react with m-nitrobenzoyl chloride at 60-65" anddyes cotton, after diazotization and developing with p-naphthol somewhatyellower shades than the aminobenzoyl dyestufi obtained according toExample 1.

Example 3 If the condensation of the dyestufl described in Example 1 iscarried out with 3-nitro-5-cyanobenzoyl chloride, yellower shades areobtained on developing the reduced dyestuff of the formula:

C. in the presence of an acid-binding agent, until a sample can nolonger be diazotized. The dyestuff is isolated by adding salt, againsuspended in about 2000 parts of water and treated at C. for about onehour with an aqueous solution of 42 parts of crystallized sodiumsulfide. When reduction is complete the dyestufi is separated by addingsodium chloride, isolated and dried. It corresponds to the followingformula:

(3N NEGOQ I with p-naphthol than with the dyestuff which has not beencondensed.

Ercample 4 On replacing in Example 1 the m-nitrobenzoyl and dyes cottonafter diazotization and developing with p-naphthol, essentially yellowershades N I Oman 0Q I, H:

chloride by the m-nitrobenzene sulfochloride, a. dyestufi of theformula:

OONa Hothan the dyestuff which has not been condensed withm-nitrobenzoyl chloride.

Example 2 65 parts of the diazo dyestuif used in Example 1 are condensedwith 5-nitro-2.4-dichlorobenzoyl chloride, in aqueous solution asdescribed above, until a sample can no longer be diazotized. Theseparated dyestuii is reduced as described, with 42 parts ofcrystallized sodium sulfide, separated by sodium chloride, isolated anddried. It corresponds to the following formula:

NH: N OQCI 1 nitro-4-carboxyphenyl-methylsulfone formula:

of the are added at ordinary temperature whereby a considerable rise oftemperature is observed. By heating to 100 C. the reaction is completed;after cooling, water and ice are added and the condensation product isseparated. By dissolving in water and precipitating again, that partwhich can still be diazotized is separated.

44.6 parts of the condensation product thus obtained are dissolved inwater, mixed with 30 parts of sodium carbonate and combined with thediazo compound prepared from parts of the compound:

| NILC 0C -s 02.011;

are dissolved in water and combined, in the presence of 30 parts ofsodium carbonate, with the COONa which can be obtained according toBritish Patent No, 451,100. When coupling is complete, the dyestuflf isheated to C. and reduced with an aqueous solution of 42 parts ofcrystallized sodium sulfide. When the reduction is complete the dyestufiis separated by adding salt, pressed and dried. It corresponds to theformula:

cooNa and dyes cotton after diazotization and developing with p-naphtholyellow shades, while the cor- COONa diazo compound prepared from 39.8parts of the amino azo dyestufl of the formula:

UOONa When coupling is complete the dyestufi is re- NH.co -s OrC ducedas described. It corresponds to the formula:

BIO-- responding dyestufi, containing as terminal com ponent uncondensedaminophenylpyrazolone carboxylic acid, yields on cotton orange shades.

The reduction of the nitro group can also be carried out beforecoupling. The reduced condensation product is separated by addition ofacid, again dissolved in water and then coupled. The condensation of theaminoarylpyrazolone can also be carried out in water, preferably atNFLCO S (MC-Ha and dyes cotton after diazotization and developing withB-naphthol yellow shades, while the corresponding dyestuff containing asterminal component uncondensed aminophenylpyrazolonecarboxylic acid,yields on cotton red orange shades.

Example 7 219 parts of 1-(3'-aminophenyl)-5-pyrazolone- 3-carboxylicacid are dissolved in 3000 parts of COONa 36.8 parts of the intermediatethus obtained are coupled, in the presence of 30 parts of sodiumcarbonate with the diazo compound prepared from parts of the compound:

and, as described, reduced with 42 parts of crystallized sodium sulfide.The isolated dyestufi which corresponds to the formula:

after the reduction a. dyestuff is obtained which is identical with thatobtainable according to E1- ample 1.

Example 8 On replacing the m-nitrobenzoyl chloride used in Example 1 by3.5-dinitrobenzoyl chloride and treating the dinitrobenzoate obtainedwith 42,

parts of crystallized sodium sulfide untilone nitro group is reduced tothe amino group a ,dyestufi' of the formula:

HO-C N NOz' is obtained which dyes cottonafter diazotization anddeveloping with p-naphthol-essentially yellower shades than the dyestuifwhich has not been condensed.

Example 9 On replacing the m-nitrobenzoyl chloride in Example 1 by2.4-dinitrobenzoyl-chloride and treating the condensation product with42 parts of crystallized sodium sulfide until one nitro groupis reducedto the amino group a dyestufi dyes cotton after diazotization anddeveloping with p-naphthol yellower shades than the correspondingdyestufl with uncondensed aminophenylpyrazolone-carboxylic acid.

It 36.8 parts of the condensation product obtained according to Example7, paragraph 1,. are coupled in the presence of 30 parts of sodiumcarbonate with the diazo compound prepared from 39.8 parts of the aminoazodyestufi of the constitution:

COONa NRC 06 is obtained which dyes cotton after diazotization anddeveloping with p-naphthol, distinctly yellower shades than thedyestufi' which has not been condensed.

Example 10 On replacing the m-nitrobenzoyl chloride in Example 1 by4-nitrotoluene-2-sulfo chloride, and treating the condensation productwith 42 parts of crystallized sodium sulfide until the nitro group isreduced to the amino group, a dyestufl of the formula: V

ride until the amino group can no longer be detected by diazotlzation.After reduction with 42 is obtained which dyes the fiber afterdiazotization and developing with p-naphthol, distinctly COONa yellowershades than the dyestuflf which has not been condensed.

Example 11 If the condensation of the dyestufi mentioned in Example 1 iscarried out with 3-nitrobenzophenone-4'-carboxylic acid chloride, thereduced dyestuff of the formula:

0 ONa yields distinctly yellower shades after developing with p-naphtholthan the dyestufi which has not been condensed.

Example 12 The diazo compound prepared from 65 parts of the dyestufi:

is coupled with '19 parts of p-aminophenyl-3- methyl-5-pyrazolone andthe trisazodyestufl thus obtained treated with m-nitrobenzoyl chlopartsof crystallized sodium sulfide a dyestuff of the formula:

is obtained which, after diazotization and developing with p-naphthol,dyes cotton essentially yellower shades than the dyestufi which has notbeen condensed.

Example 13 184 parts of benzidine are tetrazotized and coupled. firstwith 140 parts of salicylic acid and then with 283 parts of1-(2-methyl-3-amino- 5'-sul1'o) phenyl -3- methyl-S-pyrazolone. Thedyestufl is treated with m-nitrobenzoyl chloride until the amino groupcan no longer be detected by diazotization. After reduction with 420parts of crystallized sodium sulfide a dyestuiitof the formula:

OONa

HO-G

densed aminophenylpyrazolone-carboxylic acid, yields an orange shade.

CH: 1103s NEG 0Q NH is obtained, which, after diazotization anddeveloping with p-naphthol, dyes cotton essentially yellower shades thanthe dyestufi? which has not been condensed.

Example 14 HOQN=N I 0 ONE obtainable according to British Patent No.451,100. After coupling is complete the dyestuif is heated to 80 andreduced in water with 42 parts of crystallized sodium sulfide. After thereduction is terminated the dyestufi of the formula:

HO-C

We claim: 1. Diazotizable azo dyestufls of the general formula:

wherein A-N=N- stands for the radical of a diazo compound suitable forthe formation of yellow azo dyestuffs, B for a radical selected from thegroup consisting of 1-phenyl-3-alkyl-5-pyrazolone, 1phen'yl-5-pyrazolone 3 carboxylic acid, alkyl esters and amides of1-phenyl-5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylic acid and the substitution productsthereof substituted in the phenyl radical by a member of the groupconsisting of alkyl, halogen, the carboxyl and the sulphonic acidradicals, the NH group being attached to the phenyl radical, X standsfor aradical selected from the group consisting of CO and is salted,pressed and dried. After diazotization and developing with ,B-naphtholit dyes cotton yellow shades, similar to that obtained according toExample 5, while the corresponding dyestuff which contains as finalcomponent non-con- .-so2--, and Y for a member selected from the groupconsisting ofhydrogen, N02, halogen, -CEN, -CO- and -SO2 the freevalencespf the CO and SO: groups being connected to an organic radical.

2. Diazotizable azo dyestuffs of the general formula:

3. Diazotizable azo dyestuffs of the general formula:

wherein AN=N-- stands for the radical of a diazo compound suitable forthe formation of yellow azo dyestuffs, Y stands for a member selectedfrom the group consisting of hydrogen, N02, halogen, -C=-N,CO and --SO2-the free valences of the CO and S02 groups being connected to an organicradical, and Z for a member of the group consisting of alkyl, thecarboxy] group and carboxylic acid derivatives.

HOQN=N 00H 4. Diazotizable azo dyestuffs of the general formula:

NH] NRC 0G wherein A-N=N stands for the radical of a diazo compoundsuitable for the formation of yellow azo dyestufis and Z for a member ofthe group consisting of alkyl, the carboxyl group and carboxylic acidderivatives.

5. Diazotizable azo dyestuffs of the general formula:

wherein A-N=N stands for the radical of a diazo compound suitable forthe formation of yellow azo dyestuffs and Z for a member of the groupconsisting of alkyl, the carboxyl group and carboxylic acid derivatives.

6. Diazotizable azo dyestuffs of the genera formula:

wherein AN=N' stands for the radical of a diazo compound suitable forthe formation of yellow azo dyestuffs and Z for a member of the groupconsisting of alkyl, the carboxyl group and carboxylic acid derivatives.

'1. The diazotizable azo dyestufi which corresponds in its free state tothe following formula:

NrLo OON=NEEC 0 on 8. The diazotizable azo dyestuff which corresponds inits free state to the following formula:

OOH

9. The diazotizable azo dyestuflc' which corresponds in its free stateto the following formula:

HO-C

10. The process which comprises applying to cellulosic fibers adiazotizable dyestuff of the general formula:

wherein A--N=N- stands for the radical of a diazo compound suitable forthe formation of yellow azo dyestufls, B for a radical selected fromrazolone-3-carboxylic acid, and the substitution products thereofsubstituted in the phenyl radical \N/ OmeoCgm-emcmi by a member of thegroup consisting of alkyl, halogen, the carboxyl and the sulphonic acidCHI NEOOQ the group consisting of 1-phenyl-3-alkyl-5-pyrazolone. 1phenyl-5-pyrazolone 3 carboxylic memo-Q diazotizing and coupling withfl-naphthol.

12. The process which comprises applying to acid, alkyl estersand amidesof 1-pheny1-5-pycellulosic fibers a diazotizable dyestuiil which 76 15.Cellulosic fibers dyed according to a process as claimed in claim 12.

corresponds in its free state to the following formula:

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